Partners at law and accounting firms say the one thing they most want from business-development technology is help finding new business in relationships their firms already have. But 78% say the relationship data at their firms is hard to act on, and most of those using AI for business development are using general-purpose chatbots that cannot see that data at…
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An Illinois federal court has handed prediction-market operators and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission a notable win in the ongoing fight over sports-event contracts, giving the industry a fresh foothold after setbacks in other jurisdictions. The ruling is important not just for Kalshi and similar platforms, but for the larger unresolved question at the center of these cases: when does…
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The Third Circuit’s October 5, 2026 filing in Opinion, No. 25-3170, is now available, but before drawing substantive conclusions, practitioners should confirm the slip opinion’s text and holding directly from the docket. At this stage, the key practical takeaway is procedural: when a new appellate opinion appears on the docket, counsel should immediately assess whether it is precedential or…
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Perhaps this is the way the case will end, not with a bang but a whimper.With apologies to T. S. Eliot, that was my reaction when I read the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ assessment of the 6.5-year battle between legal information giant Thomson Reuters and once-fledgling startup ROSS Intelligence as “no more than an ordinary copyright case.”From the…
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Trellis investigates claim stacking in California labor and employment lawsuits, finding that pairing intent-based claims with objective claims increases recovery odds—but it comes with a price.
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Kirkland & Ellis made headlines again when it stated it will no longer disclose financial information to The American Lawyer magazine and other media after 2026. Firm leadership said financial disclosures could put too much focus on quantitative metrics over the quality and caliber of the firm’s legal services.Kirkland is in a category by itself, but is there more to…
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UK listed law firm Gateley has appointed Nigel Tranter as its new chief technology officer (CTO). Tranter was previously chief digital officer at Orrick and before that chief technology officer […]
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Cambridge, MA – MIT Media Lab – EmTech Future. This talk was mind altering. For four decades, the MIT Media Lab has served as an intellectual sanctuary for wild ideas, unconventional prototypes, and iconoclastic thinkers who refuse to fit into neat academic categories. In the session titled The Human Frontier, introduced by Media Lab Director Jessica Rosenworcel and moderated by…
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The Eleventh Circuit’s opinion in docket 25-14467 is a reminder that even where the underlying dispute may be case-specific, the appellate court’s framing of the issues can carry broader consequences for litigants and counsel. For practitioners following federal appeals in the circuit, the decision is worth reviewing closely for how the panel approached the questions presented, the standard of review,…
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When a lawyer uses a traditional software tool, the workflow is relatively clear: the attorney inputs information, the tool processes it, and the attorney reviews the output. Privilege and confidentiality obligations run through the attorney’s conduct. AI agents disrupt that model.
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Pathways: The Future of the Business of Law 2040—developed in partnership by Law.com, the TLTF Fund, Harvey and leaders across the industry—pressure-tested the legal industry business model and developed a map that allows organizations to have more agency over the future they want to see.
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